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The Kardeshev Scale, You and I

From a child I’ve always been a buff for everything that was to do with the entire Universe we exist in. Just looking up into the night skies would lead me to conjure up the impossible! And of course, Carl Sagan was my beacon into the fascinating unknown…

Recently I happened to read the Kardeshev Scale theorised by Nikolai Kardeshev, and it took me by storm! And why did it? Let me explain. But first allow me to describe the Kardeshev Scale as per my understanding.

Simply put, there are 3 Scales:

Scale 1: How efficiently a planet is able to utilise all its resources readily available to it.

Scale 2: How efficiently it can now also use resources available in its neighbouring planets. For example the Sun for it’s solar power, Jupiter for its multi-gases, Mars for possible habitation and so on.

Scale 3: How efficiently a planet is able to utilise resources available across the entire Universe. This stage is far more robust and well defined resulting in the creation of a powerful and unique state of existence – unparalleled in comparison.

Now why did this theory take me by storm?! So here’s the thing:

When I trace my existence as a professional and later as an entrepreneur right from the very source of my traverse, I realise that I had experienced all the 3 stages consecutively as I journeyed.

Stage 1: I spent much of my experimental existence exploring each facet existing within me as a young executive. Discovering my strengths and weaknesses and competing exclusively with my self to become super efficient as a professional relying diligently on whatever resources I had within me to be the very best version of myself.

Stage 2: As a Team Lead I ensured I became inclusively congruent with all the strengths and weaknesses each member of my amazing Team had. This led me to effectively utilise each one as a highly efficient resource to achieve the organisation’s set targets and profitabilities as a well knit Team.

Stage 3: As a CEO, I worked experientially and inclusively with every department that existed in the organisation, deeply understanding what makes them ‘tick’ and how I could use each one’s efficiency to greatly enhance the overall performance of the organisation within and without. This led to the formation of a large multi-crore organisation to reckon with!

I firmly believe that all of us are at some stage or the other on the Kardeshev Scale. I’m sure each one of you will be able to easily relate to this amazing theory in your very own unique way.

Now for the big question I’ve been waiting to ask:

Which stage of the Kardeshev Scale are you in and what makes it so congruent for you to believe you actually are?

That’s something I would love to know…

Ciao for now. See you soon!

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Anand Nair

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